1942 in England - Baedeker Blitz, Exercise Tiger, Maldon By-Election, 1942, 1940 to 1944 English Cricket Seasons, Windsor By-Election, 1942 (Paperback)

Chapters: Baedeker Blitz, Exercise Tiger, Maldon By-Election, 1942, 1940 to 1944 English Cricket Seasons, Windsor By-Election, 1942, Mildenhall Treasure, Salisbury By-Election, 1942, Poplar South By-Election, 1942, Whitechapel and St George's By-Election, 1942, Spennymoor By-Election, 1942, Rothwell By-Election, 1942, 1941-42 in English Football, Newcastle-Under-Lyme By-Election, 1942, 1942-43 in English Football, Nuneaton By-Election, 1942, North East Derbyshire By-Election, 1942. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 60. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Exercise Tiger was the code name for a full-scale rehearsal in 1944 for the D-Day invasion of Normandy. During the exercise, an Allied convoy was attacked, resulting in the deaths of 749 American servicemen. In late 1943, as part of the war effort, the British Government evacuated approximately 3,000 local residents in the area of Slapton, now South Hams District of Devon. Some of them had never left their villages before. Landing exercises had started in December 1943. Exercise Tiger was one of the larger exercises that would take place in April and May 1944. The make up of Slapton Beach was selected for its similarity to Utah Beach, namely a gravel beach, followed by a strip of land and then a lake. The exercise was to last from 22 April until 30 April 1944, at the Slapton Sands beach. On board nine large tank landing ships (LSTs), the 30,000 troops prepared for their mock beach landing. Protection for the exercise area came from the Royal Navy. Two destroyers, three motor torpedo boats and two motor gun boats patrolled the entrance to Lyme Bay and motor torpedo boats were watching the Cherbourg area where German E-boats were based. The first practice assaults took place on the morning of 27 April. These proceeded successfully, but e...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=70058